Architect and designer Paola Navone has had an enormous impact on modern furniture design. For over 40 years, she has created interior furnishings for residential and hospitality spaces. She has traveled the world and infused her experiences into her creations, developing a strong appreciation for the architecture and design of Asia. This includes the use of bamboo in much of her furniture, as well as in the simple, natural look of her works.
Not adhering to a single style, Navone’s work reflects a range of influences. She is just as comfortable fashioning a simple, rustic footstool as she is creating an opulent pendant lamp. From her sofas and armchairs to the design of her table lamps and vases, the eclectic variation demonstrates her versatility and innovation.
Navone was born and raised in Turin, Italy. She studied architecture at Turin’s polytechnic school and graduated in 1973. Shortly after, she moved to Milan and entered the world of interior design and architecture. She also worked as a product designer, event organizer and teacher.
Throughout the 1980s, Navone was part of the Memphis Group — a collective of designers and architects who challenged the conventions of traditional design — and associated with such notable designers as Ettore Sottsass and Alessandro Mendini. She also belonged to the avant-garde design group Studio Alchimia, which shared many affiliations with the Memphis Group.
In 1983, Navone won the Osaka International Design Award and in 2000, she was named the AW Architektur & Wohnen Designer of the Year. In 2011, she won the ELLE Decor International Design Award. In recent years, Navone has collaborated with Crate & Barrel and clothing retailer Anthropologie and continues to work with companies across the architecture and design industries.
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Minimal Murano Green & Clear Art Glass "Avec Grass" Blown-Glass Vase Set, 1990s
By Simone Cenedese, Arcade International, Paola Navone
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Italian studio art glass, modernist set of 2 "Avec Grass" vases. Designed by Paola Navone and crafted by Simone Cenedese, the glass vases are realized by Arcade's glass masters in Mu...
Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Italian Glass Vase by Paola Navone/Sottsass Associati for Egizia
By Paola Navone, Sottsass Associati
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful glass vase designed by Paola Navone, manufactured by Sottsass Associati for Egizia. Made in 1998. The vase decoration is done...
Glass
Centerpiece for Artificial Flowers Cappellini - Dal Mondo design Paola Navone
By Paola Navone, Cappellini
Located in Alcamo, IT
Brand: Cappellini Collection: From the World Designer: Paola Navone Product: Decorative Centerpiece for Artificial Flowers The Dal Mondo centerpiece, designed by Paola Navone for Ca...
Metal
Paola Navone Egizia Italian Art Glass Vase, 2010s
By Paola Navone
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Huge Paola Navone Egizia Italian Art glass vase Additional information: Materials: Art Glass Color: Black Brand: Egizia Designer: Paola ...
Art Glass
Work of art / Sculpture Riva 1920 Briciole dedign Paola Navone - Briccola Wood
By Riva 1920, Paola Navone
Located in Alcamo, IT
Crumbs - Fragments of Memory in Briccola Wood Brand: Riva 1920 Model: Crumbs Design by: Paola Navone The Briciole cabinet is a poetic and narrative piece created for the project "T...
Wood
$944Sale Price|20% Off
H 6.89 in W 6.3 in D 5.91 in
Midcentury Italian Murano Art Glass Fazzoletto Vase
By Compagnia Di Venezia E Murano (C.V.M.)
Located in Barcelona, ES
Handblown Fazzoleto shape Murano glass vase with murrina applied glass drops. Italy, 1950s. Attributed to Compagnia di Venezia Murano. This beautiful Murano glass vase features a rec...
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Glass
Antique Hand-Carved Wood Elephant Sculpture, Folk Art, East Asia, 1920
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Hand carved wood in a form of an elephant. No tusk
Wood
Art Deco Stylized Wood Sculptures of Horse Bust Bookends
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Vintage Art Deco style wood stylized horse head sculptures bookends. Great to use on a desk as a paper weight or decorative objects around the house or office. Art Deco stylized hors...
Wood
$2,372 / item
H 21.26 in Dm 13 in
Vase Vessel Ceramic Centerpiece Ornament Aquamarine Majolica Flower Holder Italy
By deBlona
Located in Recanati, IT
Large majolic vase in green aquamarine color, glazed in polychrome, characterized by the elegant presence of naturalistic ornamental motifs that enhance its forms beautifully. Its po...
Ceramic, Clay, Majolica
21 Clesitera Glass Vase by Ettore Sottsass from Memphis Milano
By Ettore Sottsass, Memphis Group, Memphis Milano
Located in La Morra, Cuneo
The Clesitera glass vase with pendant, was originally designed by Ettore Sottsass in 1986. The vase is blown glass, and signed on the base, for further information please see authent...
Glass
30 Pasifila Glass Vase, by Ettore Sottsass for Memphis Milano
By Memphis Group, Memphis Milano, Ettore Sottsass
Located in La Morra, Cuneo
The Pasifil Glass Vase was originally designed by Ettore Sottsass in 1986 for Memphis. It's part of the “Vetri Glass” collection, made in blown Murano glass. Signed on the base, for ...
Glass
$2,117
H 10.63 in Dm 8.67 in
VENINI vase Fazzoletto a Canne Murano Glass, Signed 2010, handmade in Italy
By Fulvio Bianconi, Venini
Located in Venezia, IT
Hand-blown Fazzoletto a Canne vase by Venini, model 701.01, executed in multicolored filigree cane glass. The vase features the iconic “handkerchief” free-form rim, shaped hot by mas...
Blown Glass, Murano Glass
$760
H 18.12 in W 28.35 in D 28.35 in
Slide Design Cubic Yo Pot on Wheels in Jet Black by Giulio Cappellini
By Giulio Cappellini, Slide
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Cubic Yo is a pot with a linear but at the same time irregular design: the various parallelepipeds from which it is made create movement to the whole shape with elegance and essentia...
Plastic
CAMPBELL French Art Deco Man Sculpture, 1920
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
A striking French Art Deco sculpture of a man by Campbell, created in France ca.1920. Crafted from spelter, marble, and onyx, this impressive piece showcases the bold, dynamic style ...
Onyx, Marble, Spelter
Original Art Deco Sculpture of Gemini, Bronze, Czech, 1920s
Located in Brandys nad Labem, Středočeský kraj
This bronze figurine depicting the motif of The Gemini is a charming example of figurative sculpture from the 1920s Art Deco period. During this era, the depiction of astrological sy...
Bronze
Designed By Jane Hutcheson for Gorham Gilt Porcelain Enamel Flower Basket
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
"BLOOMING BEAUTIFULLY FROM HERE TO ETERNITY….." Gorham’s Fleurs des Siècles basket of flowers designed by Jane Hutcheson Gold gilt porcelain flower basket...
Enamel
Seguso Italian Murano Art Glass Vase
By Seguso Viro, Seguso
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful and colorful Italian Seguso Viro Murano art glass vase, Italy, circa 1990s, late-20th century. Maker's mark on bottom/underside as shown...
Murano Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass
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H 15.36 in Dm 10.24 in
Italian Blue Soft Resin Vase by Paola Navone for Corsi Design Factory, 2019
By Paola Navone, Fish Design
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian blue soft resin vase by Paola Navone for Corsi Design Factory, 2019 Blue resin vase in soft resin with tartan pattern in transparent blue, opa...
Resin
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H 12.21 in W 6.3 in D 15.75 in
Italian Green Resin Vase Mod. Tartatn by Paola Navone for Corsi Design, 2019
By Paola Navone, Corsi Design Factory
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian green resin vase mod. Tartatn by Paola Navone for Corsi Design, 2019 Green vase in soft resin with tartan pattern, designed by Paola Navone in 2019 for the One-More collecti...
Resin
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H 34.25 in W 12 in D 12 in
2 Paola Navone Gervasoni 1882 Inout 91 & 92 Ceramic Cobalt Blue Floor Vases
By Paola Navone
Located in Dayton, OH
"These decorative InOut (91 and 92) vases were designed by Paola Navone for Gervasoni. The beautiful blue glazed flower vases are made of high-quality ceramics. Depending on where it is needed the Inout vases can be placed in the dining room, living room, bedroom, bathroom, or in the garden & terrace area. About Gervasoni Founded in 1882, the company is currently managed by the third generation of the family with Giovanni and Michele Gervasoni. The aesthetic standards and production techniques have changed over the years. Not the passion for beauty and artfully made. Attention to detail, the use of natural materials crafted with mastery, suggestions of places near and far remain the hallmarks of Gervasoni products. The company designs, develops, manufactures and markets furniture...
Ceramic
Iridescent Handblown Glass Lune Vase by Paola Navone for Arcade
By Paola Navone
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A lovely hand-blown iridescent glass lune vase by famed Italian designer Paola Navone, who worked with Alessandro Mendini, Ettore Sottsass, and Andrea Branzi as part of both the Alchimia and Memphis design groups. She has designed for Alessi, Cappellini, Poliform, Driade, Roche Bobois, and Poltrona Frau, to name just a few. Since its inception in 1990 Arcade has produced limited edition Murano...
Art Glass
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H 16 in W 4 in D 2 in
Minimal Murano Green & Clear Art Glass "Avec Grass" blown-glass Vase Set, 1990s
By Simone Cenedese, Paola Navone, Arcade International
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Italian studio art glass, modernist set of 3 "Avec Grass" vases. Designed by Paola Navone and crafted by Simone Cenedese, the glass vases are realized by Arcade's glass masters in Mu...
Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass